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Saturday, December 13, 2014

#AuthorSpotlight #Interview with Bestselling Author, Railyn Stone

Writing since she could pick up a pen, Railyn Stone hails
from the Tar Heel State and is a romantic at heart. She believes you can find
romance in the simplest aspects of life and enjoys letting her imagination run
wild. Trying new restaurants, listening to music, playing golf and writing
stories about ordinary people are the hobbies she cherishes most.

What is your favorite
thing about being a writer?

My favorite part of being a writer is developing a character
and getting to know everything about them. What’s really cool is being able to
give the character the life you want them to have. Even when bad things happen
to them, I have the ability to make the underdog win every time.

What genre(s) do you
write?

Currently, I write contemporary romance with a multicultural
twist.

What was the hardest
part of writing your book?

The hardest part of writing my book was actually the editing
part. It was hard at first letting go and opening myself up to the critique of
my work. Once I let go, I honestly ended up loving the editing process. It’s an
incredibly creative process and when you get an editor that challenges you to
be even better and helps you enhance your work and see it from a different perspective,
it’s an amazing feeling.

Are you a plotter or
a pantser?

I wish I could say I’m a plotter, but I’m truly a pantser.
I’ve tried plotting stories out on paper before and it just never works. I
don’t know why, but it’s almost like if I plot it out, then I lose interest in
the story because I know the ending already.

What do you hope
readers take with them after reading one of your stories?

I hope the reader feels something when they read my stories.
I’m not writing fables with intricate morals to the story, but I do want the
reader to get something out of it. I’ve always thought a good story has lots of
emotion in it, whether it’s the highs and lows of love or happiness from a
great friendship. I love the characters I write and I hope the readers love
them as much as I do.

How long have you
been a writer?

I’ve been writing most of my life. My mom started me on it.
I’ve kept journals since I was probably about twelve years old and I started
off writing poetry. I started seriously pursuing publication about eight years
ago.

How do your family
and/or friends feel about your book or writing venture in general?

I cannot tell you how proud and excited my family is for me.
I am overwhelmed with the love and support they’ve shown me. I wasn’t sure how
people would react, but it’s been amazing. I even found out that I’m not the
only person in my family that writes. That was pretty cool to discover.

When not writing, how
do you relax?

I love to play golf, once I learned to just have fun with
it. It’s become a great way to relax. Being outside on a beautiful 70 degree
day with friends and family and all you can see is a gorgeous green fairway and
Carolina blue skies; there’s nothing like it.

Sydnee Garrett has a lot on her to-do list. Wrangle her
young and rambunctious twin boys. Check.

Get her life back in order since her
husband decided to leave her for a much younger woman. Check.

And buy a
Christmas tree. Check.

What she wasn’t expecting was adding one more thing to her
list. A young, sexy personal trainer. Check.

Quinn Masters is a man who knows what he wants and doesn’t
take no for an answer. He isn’t fazed by age or race differences and he does
everything in his power to win Sydnee over.

Will Sydnee continue to fight for her orderly life or
welcome in the chaos that’s threatening to change her entire world?

Excerpt

“Excuse me, ma’am?” Quinn started after Sydnee as she
turned to walk away.

“Oh no, please. No ma’ams. It’s Sydnee.”

“Sorry?”

“My
name...it’s Sydnee.”

“Oh, okay, Sydnee. I’m actually getting ready to go onmy break; could I buy you a cup of coffee?” He may
have let her get away the night before, but he didn’t intend on letting her get
away again.

“That’s sweet, but I don’t think so.”

“Wow. I don’t know if I’ve ever been rejected that
quickly. I could be scarred for life.” He beamed, clutching at his heart and
looking into a set of deep brown eyes he knew he could get lost in.

“Something tells me you’ll be okay,” she giggled and
he was hooked. She had the most infectious laugh and he was prepared to do
whatever he needed to do to keep hearing it.

“It’s just coffee.”

“Look, Quinn, it was really nice of you to deliver my
tree last night, even though I know that’s not a service this tree lot actually
provides. But I just can’t go out with you.”

“Hmm, so it’s not that you don’t want to go
out with me? I mean you said you can’t so, technically, I still have a
chance?” He could only hope he was making progress as her giggle turned into a
full-blown laugh.

“You are an optimist. I have to go.”

“Hey, you didn’t say you weren’t interested. You just
said you can’t go out. There’s a difference.” He continued to walk alongside
her as she strode to her car.

“If you say so.”

“So what does a guy have to do to get you to say
yes?”

“Goodbye, Quinn.” She paused, smiling at him before she
turned to walk off.

“See you later.” He grinned and she spun around to
look at him quizzically. “Hey a guy can dream can’t he?” His eyes danced and
she could only shake her head at his persistence. Quinn could still hear her
melodic laugh as she got in her SUV and pulled away. He smiled as Jack
approached him, slapping him on the back.

“Shot down huh? Maybe you should stick to females
your own age. I can see why you delivered the tree last night, but son, that’s
a real woman there, and I doubt you have a snowball’s chance in the devil’s
house with her.” His uncle laughed.

“Uncle Jack, you so underestimate me.” Quinn winked,
walking away to help a customer.